Ossau Iraty Fermier AOP

The Fermiers Basco-Béarnais Cooperative was created almost 40 years ago in the Aspe Valley, in the heart of the Béarnais Pyrenees. The Cooperative brings together nearly 20 farms that are all firmly committed to a centuries-old pastoral tradition, offering a range of 100% raw milk cheeses with a long ripening process, made by hand under the control of a technician, within collective salting rooms. Ossau Iraty is a wonderful sheep's milk cheese produced in a specific area of the French Pyrenées. The name is derived from the production area that includes two neighboring provinces: the Ossau Valley, located in the Bearn; and Iraty, a forested area in the French Basque Pyrenées. Traditionally served with black cherry jam, this farmstead Ossau Iraty can be readily paired with cured meats and a wide variety of wines.